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jl^Wust, 1942 lY flapping And Receipts THE ECHO Page 5 vork I or iin- first ■less 3 of it. ased con- y to luse- aini adiy This department will be hereafter ^own as the cigar stand and for many W reasons. The recent month has brought to 'lit, three brand-new fathers and ^ they proud of it! Mr. and Mrs. jQimy New are the proud parents a baby boy. He wasn’t kidding he said, “There is a New baby our house!” Thanks for the cigars I'Qiiny and best of luck to you, the and Junior. Jiey! What’s this? Mr. and Mrs. Rogers have been blessed with -je ‘‘eal Southern Belle. Tom says she Syip-'a Glamour Girl. She always clam ps for something more to eat! Best ge'luck to Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. We ' look forward to seeing Miss Rog- jjes^in the movies some day. -(.g ^nd still one more. Columbus H. '"tchins has also added to this grow- World. C. H. says he has no fur- use for his alarm clock. Young Hutchins wakes him up Icfng be- ne^re it’s time to go to work. Con- bad fatulations Mr. and Mrs. Hutchins, ea^^d lots of luck to you all. y&i' berJ HIKING I^riving in highpowered automobiles the beautiful spots of Western ocK Jorth Carolina made us almost for- irp5 *[t that we have so many very nice !I’iS)laces in the vicinity of Brevard that i tJ>Te so easily reached on foot. I'he gasoline and tire rationing a stop to extensive trips by car flO'M the ones who want to continue ll^'Ojoying the temple of nature depend Walks and hikes. In Brevard, lit- ® has been said about hikes up to w in comparison to some cities and where some organization spon- or organizes them. This is one / the reasons why we have so very enthusiastic hikers in our com- loM^nity. I Write this article for the purpose ® ^ getting people interested in the s of organized hiking. Soon, the •les 'Who just used to hop into their and “go places” will not be able so, then they may find out what it is to go hiking and what good es one can have without a car. approach our Recreational De- ^ftinent as the surest way to get i^gs going and ask about our first particulars. Paul Plaut ^ (Continued from page 1) )l^J§9inst the enemy, we must bear in that fires started by our own ^’^filessness are undoubtedly the more n '^^erous and disastrous. ^his fall in particular we shall un- r..^'^btedly be spending more time than /1 ^^lal in the recreational areas of the i'll ,®autifui forests we are so privileged . have near at hand, as we can travel little, and mu§t spend our out- ''or hours close by. {.^et’s all be “Uncle Sam’s Aides” in ^^■fighting by preventing forest fires thus protecting vital forest pro- our water supply, and the ®^uty of our playgrounds. . Pctober 4th to 10th has been set Me as “Fire Prevention Week”, but j start now abiding by the “For- Fire Prevention Creed” as quot- in our company’s advertisement 1 on last page, which will un- 'v»’iM'*utedly do much to enlist the aid j; all our neighbors as well, so that ‘ w^ay be said “Every American from to Washington, from California I ^orth Carolina is on guard in our ^sts this fall.” ^^very forest fire is an Axis fire „ this year.” ^he first hour is the critical one . in fighting forest fires.” The regular personnel available for J^st fire fighting has been depleted J the many demands of the war (q Agency, and the CCC boys hereto- widely used for emergency forest fighting are no longer available, tj, it’s up to you and me to see that don’t get started, and to report 0 the smallest fire immediately up *^scovery. to; I ECUSTA SERVICE FLAG Above IS the service flag at Ecusta Paper Corporation which has been erected in honor of our employees who are now in military service. This flag is suspended across the main road leading from the office building to the plant, di rectly in front of the cafeteria. The flag now has more than two hundred blue stars and one gold star. The gold star is in memory of Dick Hedge who was reported missing after action with the Air Force in the Near East. July 5, 1942 Hello Friends and I do mean Friends, I hardly know how to start this letter because I am unable to tell you how much I appreciated your nice package. It was the best surprise I’ve had since I’ve been here. Being unable to put in words how much I appreciate it. I’ll just asy “Thanks a Million” and I think you are the nicest bunch of people I’ve ever known. Well, we finished our first phase Friday. I didn’t know you could learn so much in ten days and that an airplane had so many parts to it. We have to know the technical name for each part, what it’s used for and why. It is very interesting and I’m very glad that I got this branch of the service. How was the picnic? Bet it was a good one. Sure wish I could have been there to join in. There’s one thing that we are all happy about down here and that is they are improving on the chow., It’s beginning to taste like real food. The food must be good or something—I’ve gained over 10 pounds. We have the craziest time here. They call it 24 hour time. When you get to 12 o’clock you don’t start at one, it’s 13:00 o’clock. Seems funny to see posted on the bulletin board “Taps at 23:00”. How’s the sugar, gasoline and cocoa cola rationing? We don’t have to worry about any of them because we have plenty of all. Thanks again for the nice surprise. Write soon. Forget to forget, DEWITT (DRAKE) 396th T.S.S. Bks. No. 6 Keesler Field, Miss. August 5, 1942 Dear Bob (Matthews): I was very glad to get your letter and hear about all the other boys. If any of them are in any hotter place than this, I really feel sorry for them. In your letter you said something about Tom Ramsey’s tent life; well, I also live in a tent with three other navigators, and you can take my word for it that it’s not the coolest place to live. During my vast travels with the Army, I lost the addresses of the fellows in the service; so if you would send them to me, I would appreciate it very much. On my last visit to Brevard, someone said that Charlie Cook was being transferred; do you hear from him very often? I’m sorry I didn’t get to see you when I was up there last, and I understond that you were out of town at that time. I wish I could get up there again soon, but with this awful gas rationing it looks almost impossible because I only have an “A” ration book. I could probably get some 100 octane gasoline from one of the Army tank trucks, but I’m afraid it wouldn’t be too good for the car—it might burn it up. Well, I’ll have to close now. Tell everyone hello and write to me as soon as you can. As ever, BILL LONG Lieut. William B. Long 309th Bombardment Group 426th Squadron Columbia Army Air Base Columbia. S. C. August 11, 1942 Mr. J. 0. Wells Ecusta Paper Corp. Pisgah Forest, N. C. Dear Sir: I’m receiving the Echo promptly. After having read all the letters in the Echo from boys who are now in Service, there is very little I could add that would be of much interest. I sincerely express my appreciation for the Echo. It gives us and in ward feeling, unexpressable on paper, that we are still a member of, may I say, the ‘Swell-est’ and best Corp. I have yet worked for. In behalf of the Ecusta and its Personnel I wish it an unlimited fu ture of prosperity, luck and happiness. I am. Sincerely yours, J. D. POLAND Pulp Mill Team Leads Ecusta League With a record of 10 wins against two losses, the Pulp Mill team is now holding top place in the league. Six clubs are now battling for the first four positions and the four teams to take part in the final play-off may not be decided until the final game of the season. Following is the standing of the league, pitching records and batting averages of all players hitting 250 or more. These records include all games played through Friday, Aug ust 14th. Team & No. W Pulp Mill & Pilot Plant, No. 8 10 Champagne, No. 5 — 9 Machine Room, Yard & Warehouse, No. 7 7 Maintenance, No. 2 __ 5 Inspection & Labs. No. 3 5 Refining, No. 6 4 Landscape, Office, Storehouse & Filter Plant, No. 1 4 Finishing & Cafeteria, No. 4 0 L Pet. 2 833 2 818 5 583 5 500 6 455 5 444 8 333 11 000 PITCHING RECORD THROUGH AUGUST 14th Name & T. No. W L Pet. Whitaker, R., No. 5 7 9 1000 Swann, Z., No. 8 3 0 1000 Payne, No. 7 2 0 1000 Whitaker, B., No. 5 1 0 1000 Jackson, T. J., No. 8 7 2 778 Suttles, A., No. 3 2 1 66^ Gillreath, No. 1 & 2 6 4 600 Coan, G., No. 7 5 4 556 ■ McCall, T. C., No. 1 1 1 500 Hargis, No. 2 1 1 500 Barley, No. 3 1 1 500 White, B, No. 6 4 4 500 Head, Robt, No. 3 2 3 400 Riddle, Phil, No. 5 1 2 333 Rigdon, J. M., No. 1 0 4 000 (Continued on page 6) No More Damn Yankees It seems that the war between states is really over, judging by the Southern attitude toward the yankee soldier and it is proven by the fact that they have been given a new name. While at Myrtle Beach, S. C., Mary Sue Thorne says she was talking to some soldiers in the Yankee Division and referring to the beautiful big “Y” and “D” standing out proudly on the sleeve of their uniforms, she said, “Damn Yankees?” The soldier grinned and said, “Well, the girls in S. C. have a nicer name for us. They call us ‘You Darlings’ ”. (Continued from page 1) really what we thought it was or what some of them at Brevard think it is, and if they take our advice, by golly, they will stay right where they are. There’s about as many quitting down here every day as there are try ing to get on, and I think I’ll be one of that crowd before long, so if it is possible, I would appreciate it if you would see if you couldn’t get me back in down there. I’m planning to stay with it until about the last of this month, so if it is possible for me to get on there by Monday week (Aug. 31), wire me collect. Signed: A Former Ecusta Employee. Jones Buried At Macedonia Church Funeral services for Henry Nelson Jones, 31, who died from injuries Aug ust 5, were held August 7th, at 3 o’clock at the Macedonia Baptist church in this county. Services were conducted by Rev. Judd Hall. Inter ment was in the church cemetery. Mr. Jones, who resided at Pisgah Forest, is survived by his wife and five children.
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